PressTV is the news organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) [Yes really], so clearly these folks are not exactly your go-to guys for reliable unbiased coverage of anything at all. In fact, their stated goal is to counter “Western propaganda” from sites such as CNN or the BBC. How can I put this politely, well let’s just say that Press TV has been the subject of several controversies, so you can more or less dismiss anything they put out.

OK, now who the heck is US Presidential Candidate Merlin Miller?

If you have never heard of him, then do not beat yourself up for being out of the loop, because there is a reason for that lack of knowledge. He founded his 3rd way party in 2010, then stood for election as a US Presidential Candidate in 2012 and managed to pull in a staggering number of votes – 2,713 to be precise (yes really), or to translate that, of the 129,235,558 who voted, 129, 232,845 decided (quite rightly) “nope”. In other words, he represents 0.0%, but then that is no great surprise given his views that the US is “Zionist-controlled”, so yes what we have here is a Grade-1 gold-plated nut.

Now on to the “evidence” for his 9/11 claim. If you watch the actual clip, it is basically him saying, “well in my opinion …. ” bla bla bla, and that’s it, he simply asserts the daft claim and offers exactly zero evidence for this assertion. You do trust this “opinion” and the lack of any evidence is not going to bother you … right?

OK, so why am I writing about this?

It’s truly hilarious of course, and not just because of the original claim and who made it, but also for the fact that this YouTube clip is being cited several years later as “evidence” provided by a “US Presidential Candidate”. Ah, but why is it like this, why would somebody buy into the very idea and promote this “evidence”?

The chap posting it is a Muslim of course, so once you know that, then you no doubt have an immediate lightbulb moment. Clearly as a Muslim he has rather a lot of difficulty coming to terms with events such as 9/11; to cope and retain the belief intact, his mind will potentially rationalise such events in several ways. The two most common variations will be as follows:-

It was a conspiracy by … zionists, the CIA, the NSA, the Bush Administration, some local woman’s knitting club, the illuminate, etc… OK, one of those I made up, but most have indeed been promoted and seriously believed.

They were not real Muslims, no “true” Muslim would do that, they are heretics from (insert name of your preferred Islamic sect that nobody likes here)

So why dismiss the actual evidence so easily?

Belief itself may be just an idea, but those that embrace such ideas have not done so at an intellectual level, but rather they have invested rather a lot of time and a great deal of themselves at a very deep emotional level. When faced with clear evidence that the consequences of such beliefs manifest some truly abhorrent stuff, the high degree of emotional investment completely trumps such a reality and so these rationalisations will quite naturally emerge to enable the belief to be retained.

One other observation, the chap posting the clip is a Sunni Muslim, and Press TV from Iran will generally promote a Shia perspective, one that would view any Sunni as a heretic … but all that gets kicked to the curb when Press TV has stuff that helps to retain the belief intact when confronted by the rather dire reality.

Letting Go

Letting go can be challenging, it took me rather a long time. It should not be surprising that it is like this, in fact I do recall thinking to myself similar “They are not true …” thoughts at times, it is all part of how the mind protects an investment that has already been made.

Like many, my experience was one that felt rather akin to a deep sea diver slowly rising to the surface de-pressurising … until one day I broke surface and came to the realisation that I had finally let go. Looking back I now can see that I embraced rather a lot of irrational stuff and so it is now rather embarrassing that I truly believed … and yet if I managed to escape then there is hope for others as well.

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Promoting Science and Critical Thinking??? and then writing “so you can more or less dismiss anything they put out” Right, talking about CNN and BBC then? If you really did some critical thinking you would not put one and one together for most know how biased they are. Nice try though.

Claims presented without any evidence can and should be dismissed … welcome to rational thinking 101. If you wish to establish a claim as true, then you need to also cite evidence, that’s how it works.

Right on David ! I could NOT agree WITH YOU more ! Sincerely, I had enough of the utter nonsense coming from idiots that shamelessly will entertain and without a second thought to follow participate in the bullshit derived from diverse entities which portray their mental bankrupthcy onto others without a single shred of evidence to back up their hopelessly deranged claims,…

Now, if you could PLEASE bring forth any evidence that without a shadow of a doubt infringe Osama Bin Laden into these horrendous terror attacks, that would be great, thank you !

And secondly, if you do not mind, also bring into light anything that provide clear cut evidence of how the ”wide spread and intense fires” brought the WTC towers Down ?

Because, strangly enough, the NIST report comes short of handing over anything that gives the slightest clue of WHY the Towers fell. And further more, the FBI has clearly stated on numerous ocassions that it exist NO hard evidence of Bin Laden being the culprit behind 9/11

Or on second thought. Bring Your feebled theories further on to these guys listed below, ok ?!

And btw, YOU clealry suffer some illusions of Grandeur ! Because you greatly exaggerate your own significanse into this matter. It’s pretty fucking clear you obviously have no clue of what the hell you’re talking about and further its glaring evident you’ve no qualifications to come with a qualified opinion, and you should with an immediate effect stop pretending you do, ok ?!

Dork !

Senator Max Cleland
Former 911 commisioner left the 911commission in protest while calling the investigation a national scandal.

Senator Bob Kerrey
Former 9.11 commissioner claims that the events on 9.11 was a 30 year old conspirarcy in the working.

Senator John Farmer Jr.
Former 911 commissioner claim “that the governemnt made a desicion not to tell the truth about what happend”

Lee Hamilton
Former 911 commissioner; claim the investigation was set up to fail, stating that the CIA, and likely the White House “obstructed the investigation”.

Timothy Roemer
Former 911 commissioner claim regarding the investigation “we were extremely frustrated with the false statements we were getting”

John Lehman
Former 911 Commissioner stated “We purposely put together a staff that had – in a way – conflicts of interest”.,. Lehman strongly implies that the Commission was purposely set up so that every single person involved would have a conflict of interest which would prevent them from conducting an honest investigation.

Mike Gravel
Former senator & prez. cand. Demands a new investigation as he deems the official account into the events of 911 untenable.

General Wesley Clark
U.S. General, Commanding General of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, decorated with the Bronze Star, Silver Star, and Purple Heart. Said “We’ve never finished the investigation of 9/11 and whether the administration actually misused the intelligence information it had. The evidence seems pretty clear to me. I’ve seen that for a long time”

General Albert Stubblebine
Chief of Army Intelligence and Security Command/ Reagen, claims’ what happend at Pentagon cant be correct and demands new investigation.

Coronel George Nelson
Chief airchrash investigator in US Airforce, claims that the Bush Administration had to have been envolved in the events of 9/11

Raymond Mcgovern
27 yrs in CIA, In chief of daily briefing (Reagen&Bush) honored bye 2 presidents, In chief of corresponding all analysis gathered from all US intelligence agencies, is certain of Bush admin. guilt regarding the events of 9/11. and he demands a new investigation.

William Christison
Head of CIAs department of regional og political analysis, claims that a part of the Bush administration had to have been involved in the events of 9/11

Robert Davis Steel
CIA og US marines intelligence, claims that the events of 9.11 was never properly investigated.

Morton Goulder
Former Deputy Secretary for Intelligence & Warning under Nixon, Ford, and Carter calls for a new investigation into the events of 9/11

Edward L. Peck
Former former Deputy Director to the White House Task Force on Terrorism calls for a new investigation into the events of 9/11

J. Michael Springmann
Former US Department of State Foreign Service Officer calls for a new investigation into the events of 9/11

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
Chief of finances w/Center for Strategic and International studies & publisher of Wall Street Journal, says that the official versione of 9/11 is scientificly impossible

Dr. Robert Bowman
Coronel lieutenant USAirforce, Chief of the prez. starwars program (Ford & Carter) and the proud owner of the military’s highest award, claims that Bush administration was involved and that the conclusions of 911 commision is politicaly motivated.

Lynn Margulis
Ph.D, World renowned scientist, ., severely criticizes the official account of 9/11 and calles for a new investigation, “I suggest that those of us aware and concerned demand that the glaringly erroneous official account of 9/11 be dismissed as a fraud and a new, thorough, and impartial investigation be undertaken.”..

Ferdinando Imposimato
He is the honorary President of the Supreme Court of Italy, and former Senior Investigative Judge. Says that 9/11 was “False Flag” Terror.

Morgan O. Reynolds
Chief economist for the United States Department of Labor during 2001-2002 during George W. Bush’s first term. A professor emeritus at Texas A&M University and former director of the Criminal Justice Center at the National Center for Policy Analysis headquartered in Dallas, TX. In 2005, he gained public attention as the first prominent government official to publicly claim that 9/11 was an inside job, and is a member of Scholars for 9/11 Truth.

Stanley Hilton
The former chief of staff to Senator Bob dole, a very successful counselor, lawyer. He represents hundreds of the victims families of 9/11. He is suing Bush for involvement in 9/11. Claiming “This (9/11) was all planned. This was a government-ordered operation. Bush personally signed the order. He personally authorized the attacks. He is guilty of treason and mass murder.”

And besides Your ”Debunk9/11 DOES NOT provide answer to my VERY SIMPLE qUESTIONS THAT I FIRST ASKED YOU ! fUCK,. YOU REALLY ARE CLUELESS ARN’T YOU ?!

Architect’s and Engineers for 911 truth
Is an American non-profit organization with over 2200 + architects, engineers, and demolition experts who dispute the results of official investigations into the September 11 attacks, including the 9/11 Commission Report. Advocating the World Trade Center was destroyed by a controlled demolition.

Military officers for 911 truth
The members of U.S. Military Officers for 9/11 Truth, believe that there remains a pressing need for a new and independent criminal investigation into the events of 9/11/01. There is incontrovertible publicly available evidence since that day that the official account of the events is incomplete and fraught with errors. The 9/11 Commission Report failed to address many of the most important questions that were presented to the Commission by the victims’ families and other concerned Americans, and those that they did address were inadequately answered.

Pilots for 911 truth
Is an organization of aviation professionals and pilots throughout the globe who have gathered together for one purpose. They are committed to seek the truth surrounding the events of the 11th of September 2001. Since the United States Government doesn’t seem to be very forthcoming with answers or facts.

Firefighters for 911 truth
They believe there is overwhelming evidence of obstruction of justice, and destruction of evidence voiced even by numerous 9/11 Commissioners themselves. They demand a truly independent investigation with Subpoena and Contempt Powers to uncover the complete truth of the events, specifically the collapse of WTC Tower 7 and the possibility of explosive demolition which Include a thorough analysis of the steel for the presence of “exotic accelerants. The Prosecution of all individuals willfully involved in the planning, and execution of the murders committed on September 11, 2001. Prosecution of all individuals willfully involved in the Obstruction of Justice and Destruction of Evidence surrounding the events of September 11, 2001.

Scholars for 9/11 Truth & Justice.
Are a group of scholars and supporters endeavoring to address the unanswered questions of the September 11, 2001 attack through scientific research and public education.

Medical Professionals for 9/11 Truth
The members believe that there is incontrovertible publicly available evidence since 9/11/01 that the official account of the events of that day is incomplete and fraught with errors. The 9/11 Commission Report inadequately answered, and in numerous cases even failed to address, many of the most important questions that were called to its attention. The blatant disregard of extensive compelling evidence that clearly refutes the official account raises rational suspicion of intentional deception by agents of the U.S. Government.

Lawyers for 911 truth
Many lawyers have concluded that the 9/11 Commission and other government examinations were wholly inadequate, and did not follow proper rules of evidence or procedure.
They are demanding an end to the 9/11 cover-up, and a full investigation by unbiased people with subpoena power . . . and the courage to demand that the Constitution and rule of law are followed, and all guilty persons held accountable for their actions.

ALL that is asked fore is a new and unbiased investigation that is ”preformed by the people, envoked by the people, which works for the people. The events of 9/11 transformed global geopolitics and obvisouly will influence it years to come. Concerning the circumstances, the point of initiating a new investigation based on circumstantial evidence is bye far surpassed. It is an absolute necessity to review 911 if we are to make an end to the atrocities that day by day takes place on an increasingly higher scale, if measured in brutality and civil causalties. All supposedly done in the name of spreading democracy and equal human rights. Our corrupt leaders blatantly ignore every single written law and signed convention created to protect sivilians during the crisis of war.

Their insane idea and design to create a platform built upon civic liberties by the use of bombs, granates made out of depleted uranium and other various forms of creative devestation, CAN NO LONGER BE TOLERATED !

Hahah,. ! Good ! I can clearly sense that irony in your comment David, and ofcourse you’re right. I mean, why would any organization that consist of individuals wtih a certain degree of intelligence (however minute in this instance) and selfrespect (that was just to be kind) take on a dimwitted miserable inferior jerk like you, it sure beats me.

And thank you for the affirmation, man. ( of reduced ability to think independently, that is,.)

Hey Sheri … I can do this as well …
– Has you check from the illuminate payroll come through yet?
– ISIS is really a Shia plot by Iran to enable them to take control
– Saudi Arabia is really a Zionist state
– etc…

See … I can also make lots of daft assertions that don’t have a single jot of evidence to support them.

And lastly you claim Muslims are behind all of these conspiracy theories but who and what are you Dave Gamble. You are JEWISH and trying to CYA for Israel because you know how mad America is going to be coast to coast when this comes out.

Why does Israel have a pure gold calf as a monument in the middle of the Negtev dessert? Why do their news commercials for I24 show a plane flying over NYC and circleing the new Freedom tower. The New Freedom Tower was built by an Israeli named Daniel Libskind and all the American contractors who bidded on that job were overlooked.

Dov Zakheim owned a company called SPC that made remote controls for Jets. He was a dual israeli citizen who worked as a controller under Bush and he also wrote the infamous PNAC documentation along with William Kristol and Robert Kagan. They stated unless a catalyzing event like a “NEW PEARL HARBOR” happened expanding into the mideast would be very difficult. Gee, a “NEW PEARL HARBOR” did end up happening on 911. All wrapped up in a blue and white bow courtesy of dual israeli Zionist Neocons!

Then explain why companies like Odigo, an Israeli company was forewarned???? That is from the FBI….Also the Five Dancing Israelis smiling , clapping, and filming the WTC two hours prior to the first attack is verified by police and FBI reports. Israelis were arrested in white vans with box cutters and explosives on 911. Also documented in police and FBI reports. There is plenty of non Muslim information to support that the Israeli Mossad did in fact pull off 911. Benjamin Netanyau was also a close aquaintance of Larry Silverstein who bought the lease on the WTC. How much more easier would it be for Mossad agents to wire the WTC for demolition? Israel did 911 not the muslims.